Rothbry
35 High Street South KEW, Boroondara City
High St Sth Residential - Kew - HO527
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Statement of Significance
Rothbry is of local historical and architectural significance as a substantial residence of the 1910s which demonstrates the shift in larger houses from the Federation mode to a simpler patterning and an attic storey expressed directly through the main gable, associated with the Bungalow mode of the early inter war period, 1919-1928. It is generally externally intact, and retains part of its original or early fence.
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Rothbry - Physical Description 1
Rothbry, 35 High Street, Kew, (also known as 2 Miller Grove, Kew) is a large attic-storey Federation villa of brick construction. The complex gabled roofscape is clad with slate and finished with terracotta ridge cresting and finials and penetrated by slender tapered rendered chimneys with brick banding. The multiple gable ends are shingle-clad with timber fretwork screens and the broad gable over the main entrance contains an open attic balcony, whereas a formerly open roof terrace on the north-eastern side of the house has been enclosed. The asymmetrical facade displays a rendered finish with red face brick plinth and dressings and is screened by a deep verandah which is accessed via wide bluestone steps and features tapered brick columns and arched timber fretwork. Elsewhere, projecting bays contain bays of timber-framed casement sash windows with leaded awning highlight sashes. The entrance contains a pair of polished timber doors with leadlight glazing.
A double-storey outbuilding/garage, which matches the main house in construction and detail, is located in the south-west corner of the property. The origins of this building remain unclear.
The property is generally screened by an early (if not original) timber paling fence with matching V-jointed timber and lattice gates and pergolas, the exception being a section of later paling fence adjoining the outbuilding and extending east along Miller Grove. The landscape includes mature exotic plantings designed around a circular driveway and a non-original swimming pool in the north-east corner of the garden.
Heritage Study and Grading
Boroondara - Review of B Graded Buildings in Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn
Author: Lovell Chen Architects & Heritage Consultants
Year: 2006
Grading: BBoroondara - City of Kew Urban Conservation Study
Author: Pru Sanderson Design Pty Ltd
Year: 1988
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THE HAWTHORNSVictorian Heritage Register H0457
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"AMF Officers" ShedMoorabool Shire
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"AQUA PROFONDA" SIGN, FITZROY POOLVictorian Heritage Register H1687
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